the Dagombas are the founders of the Bouna state of the Ivory Coast, and the Dagaaba states of Upper West Region of Ghana. The homeland of the Dagomba, Dagbon...
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based on the language of ethnic groups in Ghana: including Akan, Mole-Dagombas, Ga, Ewe and Nzema. Frequently, children are given a "day name" which corresponds...
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industries during the neolithic period. The progenitors of modern Dagomba, the aboriginal Dagombas, are known locally as Dagbon Sablisi. During this period, Dagbon...
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Bugum Chugu (category Dagomba people)
To buttress this claim of the origin of the Bugum Festival, some Muslim Dagombas further claim that they are descendants of the Aad, a prehistoric Arab...
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Dagomba may refer to: Dagomba people, an ethnic group of Northern Ghana Dagomba language (Dagbani), a Gur language spoken in Ghana "Dagomba", a song by...
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List of kings of Dagbon (redirect from Rulers of the Northern state of Dagomba)
the monarchs of the traditional Kingdom of Dagbon, the kingdom of the Dagomba people, located in northern Ghana. The term Yaa-Naa means "king of strength/power"...
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ethnic groups in Ghana, names form part of the cultural fabric of the Mole-Dagombas. Naming practices stem from either religious (mainly Islamic names) or...
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people of Ghana, the aardvark is believed to possess superpowers. The Dagombas believe this animal can transfigure into and interact with humans. The...
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Dagbani language (redirect from Dagomba language)
the wordlist and a more complete publication was produced in 2003 by a Dagomba scholar, Ibrahim Mahama. According to the linguist Salifu Nantogma Alhassan...
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List of people from Dagbon (redirect from Notable Dagombas)
in Dagbon, lived for a significant period in Dagbon or were born to a Dagomba parent or parents. Abubakari Lunna Samata Angel Haruna Yakubu R. P. Baffour...
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found in Ghana and makes up about 18.5% of the population. It is spoken by Dagombas in the Northern Region of Ghana. Dangme is one of the Ga–Dangme languages...
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Dagaare Ghana, Burkina Faso Christianity, Traditional African religions Dagombas Niger–Congo → Gur → Dagbani Ghana (Kingdom of Dagbon) Islam → Sunni Islam...
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Culture of Ghana (section Dagomba)
in, around and East of Accra, The Guan peoples in the rain forest, The Dagombas, Mamprusi and related peoples in the North, The Gurunsi languages speaking...
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West Dagomba District is a former district council that was located in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in...
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East Dagomba District is a former district council that was located in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in...
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Bonos (Bono state) Fantes (Mankessim Kingdom) Ashantis (Ashanti Empire) Dagombas (Kingdom of Dagbon) Danes (Danish Gold Coast) Dutch (Dutch Gold Coast)...
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assertion of suzerainty, Dagombas seem never to have exercised close control over Bikpakpaam. According to Martin (1976), the Dagombas pushed back the Konkomba...
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1482–1642: Portuguese Gold Coast 1409–1700: Kingdom of Dagbon, founded by the Dagomba people c.13th century: Modern day Ghana was divided in many states like...
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2011). "Ghana Articles: Dagomba". GhanaNation.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014. "Dagomba: Background". BristolDrumming...
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tribes in Northern Ghana who use the markings are the Gonjas, Nanumbas, Dagombas, Frafras and Mamprusis. For the Nuba tribe of Sudan, scars can serve a...
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Ziblim (2018-04-24). "WASAWASA is an African food widely eaten by the Dagombas in the Northern [sic] region of Ghana it is…". Medium. Retrieved 2020-06-18...
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you from among the group called Mossi, or Gurma, or Bussa, or Borgu, or Dagomba, or Kotokoli, or Yoruba, or Tombo, or Bobo, or K.rmu – all of these are...
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is a translation from the Moshie word for cloth.[citation needed] The Dagombas call the garment Bingba.[citation needed] In the 19th century, batakari...
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Bonos (Bono state) Fantes (Mankessim Kingdom) Ashantis (Ashanti Empire) Dagombas (Kingdom of Dagbon) Danes (Danish Gold Coast) Dutch (Dutch Gold Coast)...
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Yakubu II (category Dagomba royalty)
set a lot of Dagombas against the Government of John Agyekum Kufuor (incumbent 2002), further deepening the common asseveration that Dagombas are more generally...
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Fante subgroups), Balanta, Bamileke, Bamun, Bariba, Biafara, Bran, Chokwe, Dagomba, Edo, Ewe, Fon, Fula, Ga, Gurma, Hausa, Ibibio (including the Efik subgroup)...
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modern-day Ghana) to present day Benin and Ivory Coast, bordered by the Dagomba kingdom to the north and Dahomey to the east. Due to the empire's military...
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gris-gris was incorporated from the Dagomba people and it was originally associated with Islamic traditions. The Dagomba people led the Kingdom of Dagbon...
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Fire Festival in Northern Ghana". Safari Junkie. Retrieved 2019-01-26. "Dagomba kingdom | historical kingdom, Africa". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved...
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Bonos (Bono state) Fantes (Mankessim Kingdom) Ashantis (Ashanti Empire) Dagombas (Kingdom of Dagbon) Danes (Danish Gold Coast) Dutch (Dutch Gold Coast)...
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